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Camp Stove

I have completed a basic Mountain Dew can stove, but I'd love to put a wick on the side of the stove for priming, instead of having a fire at the top prime it. What kind of material should I wrap around the side?

Fiberglass fabric works great as a wick. You can get it at auto parts stores. Once you get that, then ditch the Mt dew stove and build a Fancee Feest which uses the fiberglass as the primary fuel/flame delivery mechanism.

I have had much experimentation with the alcohol stove. I also recommend the fancie feast can choice. For me, I prefer a tuna can since it is a little wider and better for the type of pot I have. However, the fancie feast will work just fine. Personally, I've only dealt with the open flame ones. Simpler to make and then I don't have to bother with that wick business.

I use fiberglass "rope" used to seal the doors of high efficiency wood burning stoves. I get mine from a hardware store that sells the stoves and you get it by the foot. it is a heavy braid and 1 foot will do a dozen of Alcohol stoves if it is unbraided first. I then use 24 hour JB weld to hold it in place...works great and much better then when I put the primer under the stove. When you put the fiberglass rope on make sure you put it as low as possible for the fastest prime.